Exclusion in health in Latin America and the Caribbean [electronic resource].
Contributor(s): Sweden. Styrelsen för internationellt utvecklingssamarbete
| Pan American Health Organization.
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TextSeries: Extension of social protection in health: no. 1.Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Pan American Health Organization, c2004General Notes: Title from e-book title screen (viewed Feb. 4, 2005); "This book is a product of a joint initiative between the Pan AmericanHealth Organization PAHO/WHO and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency - SIDA."; Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.Description: 1 online resource.ISBN: 1417572922 (electronic bk.); 9781417572922 (electronic bk.).Subject(s): Discrimination in medical care -- Latin America | Discrimination in medical care -- Dominican Republic | Health services accessibility -- Latin America | Health services accessibility -- Dominican Republic | Marginality, Social -- Latin America | Marginality, Social -- Dominican Republic | Health status indicators -- Latin America | Health status indicators -- Dominican Republic | Sick -- Latin America -- Social conditions | Sick -- Dominican Republic -- Social conditionsGenre/Form: Electronic books DDC classification: 362.1089 Online resources: Access full-text materials at no charge: | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Title from e-book title screen (viewed Feb. 4, 2005).
"This book is a product of a joint initiative between the Pan AmericanHealth Organization PAHO/WHO and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency - SIDA."
Includes bibliographical references.
Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.
Table of contents; Foreword; Colaborators; Introduction; executive summary; Chapter 1: Conceptual framework; Chapter 2: Methodological framework; Chapter 3: Results by country; Chapter 4: Comparative analysis; Chapter 5: Conclusions; Bibliographic references; Annex A: Limitations of the independent analysis of the indicators; Annex B: Composite index of exclusion; Annex C: Methodological aspects of the calculation of the index of exclusion (fgt2); Annex D: Descomposition of the index of exclusion;
This book presents the results of studies conducted between 2001 and 2003 in six countries of the Region - the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Paraguay, and Peru - with the objective of characterizing and measuring exclusion in health. The study forms part of a joint initiative between the Pan American Health Organization and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, and its findings will be of great use to decision- and policymakers at all levels throughout the regional public health community.
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